The Great Gatsby Birthday Party

My birthday was on Sunday, and guys, it was amazing. The kind of birthday that was so good and beautiful and fun and touching that I'm slightly in shock writing/thinking about it.

I had a Great Gatsby party on Sunday to celebrate!! I want to shout Thank You! from the rooftops to my roommates for helping set up/keeping the event running smoothly, to Jennifer and Bianca and Sarah for bringing delicious food, and to everybody for dressing up!!!  Everyone dressed up!!! Major win!

Pictaaa overload. I don't have the 'book, so I can do that. And we kept the lights low for ambiance, so everyone ended up with those white/glittery eyes. Festive, right?:

My version of this photo (Leoooooo)

Jennifer made the most amazing food!! Thank you!!

Trent learned how to tie a bow tie just for the occasion! How cute is that?

Sarah, I just can't get over how cute she is here! Thanks for making cookies!!

I call this "The Three Graces"

Oreo! White dress between two black dresses!

Thanks to Bianca for making truffles!!

Roommates! (-Eve)

Jessica gave the most beautiful toast (which I hear was my friend Jeff's idea- how sweet is he?), and I was so touched. What a moment, I'll never forget it.

I am so, so lucky. 

Homemade Strawberry Shortcake

I had the most fabulous birthday yesterday! I need to go through and edit photos before I blog them (because maybe the party was really dark? It was all for the sake of ambiance!).  When I last went home, I celebrated with my parents!

My Dad made me a birthday cake, all by himself!! Here's the recipe, from scratch:

1. Go to a grocery store

2. Disapprove of their bakery options

3. See angel food cake. [Inspiration will strike] Put the cake in the cart.

4. Make a U-turn back to the produce section. Find a carton of strawberries that meets your standards.

5. Traverse alllll the way to the other side of the store for Reddi-Wip. Add that to the cart, as well.

6. Purchase [do not steal] the angel food cake, strawberries, and Reddi-Wip.

7. Drive home.  If you're really Bad-A, you'll pull into the garage in reverse.

8. Open up the angel food cake. Slice it. Put it on plates. **Helpful hint: Make this step easier by having the plates out and ready to go before slicing the cake.**

9. Cut off the greens on the strawberries.  Slice the strawberries. Make it rain all over those plated cake pieces.

10. Artistically spray the Reddi-Whip on top of the berries and cake.

11. Enjoy!!!!

Good Things

Happy Friday! Here are some good things of late:

- Tuesday night chats with a friend

- So many good snapchats from siblings and friends (seriously, that Zorse one!!!)

-Dining al fresco with roommates, enjoying delicious tacos and this killer view from our back porch

- This cute little house across from my friends' place (friends who are generously lending me some stringed lights!)

-Rocks instead of doorbells

-Getting to see my mama this morning!

-Sparkly wrapping paper!! 

-Funny text messages

-One of my favourite views in Georgetown

Looking forward to a good weekend!

Right Now

There's just a lot of really good things going on in my life right now.  I am incredibly humbled at how blessed I am.

That's all, really.

Mazes And Winning

This maze in the garden at Nemours (OK, I know it wasn't actually used as a maze, but it looks like it could easily be one)...

...Made me think of the time that I SMOKED MY DAD in the maze (a real maze, not a heavily distorted fleur de lis pattern) at Chenanceau. 

Anything that reminds me of winning is a good thing.

Lost

Ugh, guys, I lost my Anthro coupon and I cleaned my room last night and still couldn't find it.  This is just the worst.*  And I came across this photo that I took last month right outside of Anthropologie and looking at it is cutting the wound even deeper.

 

*kidding. kind of.

This Weekend, I Made My Friends Call Me Lizzy

Because I'm basically Elizabeth Bennet:

Some friends and I went on a tour of Nemours this weekend (similar to Miss E. Bennet and her aunt and uncle).

And Maggie told me that the only boy under 50 on the tour was checking me out (he's probably my Mr. Darcy!! What can I say, teenagers love me.)

I'm sick of seeing my own face after these photos, too.  I can't help it. THE GROUNDS WERE TOO BEAUTIFUL AND I HAD TO PROVE THAT I WAS THERE!!